Savings-bank.



'i promote the ha itof saving money by pros, a. Fig. 1-

UNiirED STATE-.s

CHARLES FISHER, 0F OAK PABX., ILLINOIS; ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0

THE AUTOMATIC BECOBDlNG SAFE COMPANY, CHICAGO, IIJIIIIIIOIS,l A CORPORA- TION 0F ILLINOIS.

. savmes-Banx.

Specification Letters Patent.

Fatented July "2', mais.

application nica prii 7, ieee. sensi no. 310,529.

To all 11s/omit may concern: Be it known that I, CHARms Fismm, a citizen of the United States, residin at Oak Park, in the coun of Cook and tate of Illinois, have nven d certain new and use fill Im rovements in Savings-Banks, of which t e ifolloiii'ing is a specification reference being had to theaccompanying rawing. forming a partthereof. l

Themain ob'ects ofthis invention are td ridinga convenient rece tacle therefor into which coins of various en'oinination' and'A bills 'if desired, can'be readily inserte but from which they cannot be4 removed ,without a key, end-generally to im reve the construction an operation of evices of this class.

It consists in certain novel features Aof construct-ion and .in .the peculiar arrangement and combinations o parts as hereinafter particularly described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing like characters designate the same parts in the several figures.

Fi re 1 is a vertical section-on the line 1, 1, Fig. 2,-of a bank embodyin the invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view o the bank; Fig. i? is a horizontal section on the. line Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a portion of the bank as viewed from the left with lreference to Figs 1, 2 and 3;

F'gs. 5 6 and 7 are detail views of the lock; ig. 5

. ers c, d, ,6, f and ,being a 'side elevation, Fig. 6 a central ver- ,tical section on the' line 6, 6, Fi%

and Fig. 7 'a cross section op the line 7, ig. 5, and Figs. 8 and 9 are views showing the opposite sides of a graduated gage or measure for determining the number and amount of coins in the several compartments of the bank.

'The bank, which is preferably made of cylindrical f rm, comprises two main parts, a base a at an incloaing case or cover b. Upon' the I ase 4are mounted a number of vertical cylindrical coin receptacles or h oldg having slots or o enings in' their outer v,sides from to to ,iottom. From the'inside of ythetop o the cover b arepspended byv spialaprings, h, disks i whichare loosely fitted Iirl theI several coin com' art-menteur receptacles;y all, e,-f and ecylindrical coin receptacles are ma ecoinsoi` such denominations as the bank may be designed to \receive, and they are .rcferably arranged side by side as shown 1n- Figs. 2 and 3, but the number and arrangement of such receptacles may be varied according to the use that is to be made of the bank. In the piesentcasc a receptacle c for pennies, a receptacle d for silver half dollars, a receptacle. e for quarters, a receptacle `for dimes, and two receptacles. g for 'nicke s are shown ,in the order named. An opening is `left between the penny andlast nickel receptacles for the insertion of bills into the space between the coin receptacles.

The base is formed with oblique guide- Ways y' leading upwardly from its periphery 'into the severalcoin receptacles and plane 'or dat coin rests or su ports w at the bottoms and inner sides ci) the receptacles erpcndicular to their axes, and the cover is formed in the lower partof its depending rim with openings which register with these 'guide-ways. The opening and guide-way into each receptacle are made of a depthA and width to correspond with the thielmess and .diameter of thecoin Jfor which such receptacle .is intended.

For the insertion of bills,` the cover is formed in one side with an opening between the coin receptacles c and g, and is provided on the inside with a tube c registering with said o enin and terminating at its inner end with ightly inturned serrations or points ,which 'prevent the withdrawal of the ills from the bank through said o eninf The cover is secured to the bassin) or fastening comprising a spring Z, attached at its lower end in the present instance to theinner side of the coin receptacle d, and bent inwardly at its up er end at right angles thereto and inc ined l.Guide and keepermattached to the top or the cover inside thereof, a's shown in Fig. l. These parts are so arranged with relation to each other that when the cover is carried into place over the base the hooked end of the spring Z will be defiectcd by the guide m and brought into engagement with its upper edge, and thereby automatically locking the parts together. With the guide and keeper i formed with a longitudinal slot opening Sli iii

through the ends and one side thereof to receive a flat key p, which has a bitl q at the end adapted'to 'engage with and force the hooked end of the spring lot from the keeper m. when a quarter turn is given tothe key in the proper direction,. the movement of the key in both directions being limited. by stops r ands on the lower end of the barrel case or socket. as shown in Figs. 1, 5

and 'a'. The .inclined guide and keeper fm.

is formed on eiichside with winffs or guards t by which it is connected witi the lower end of the barrel case n. These wings or guards serve not only to firmly support the guide and keeper m, but also to rcvent bills which are inserted in the bank rom beconi ing entangled with the lock and interfering with its operation.

'l`he main parts of 'the bank may be and preferably are made of sheet metal, and tho edges of the c oin receptacles next to the vertical openings in their outer sides are flanced or bent outwardly, as shown, so as to sti en and strengthen said receptacles and at the same time close the spaces which would otherwise be left between them and the surrounding rim of the cover or case b, as shown in Fig. 3.

The bank when closed does not expose its contents to view and is what is known as a blind bank. To enable the depositor or holder to determine the number of coins and the amount of money in coin which the bank contains, the top ofthe cover l) is formed with a slot u over each coin receptacle., as shown in Fi 9, and a gage or measureo adapted to ge inserted through said' slots into the bank, and graduated on opiosite sides, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, to in icate the number and amount of coins contained in the several coin receptacles, is provided. This gage or measure maybe conveniently made of a. thin strip of metal and perforated.y at one end so as to be laced on a. keysring and carried in the poc et of the depositor or-holder of the bank,`it being the intention that the key p of the bank shall be kept in the possession of an oicer or emplo'yee of the savings institution with which deposits are to be made.

` To prevent tip ing the coins contained in the bank, particu arly when there is but one or a few in each receptacle, so that they inap] .,e removed through the oblique guides and openings j by inserting the gage 'v or other instrument through the slots u againstthe iouter parts'of the disksoi' coin followers 2', the springs h and the slots u are'located b'etween the centers of the several coin rccep`l tacles and the ,centen of the 4bankand said guides-are made to join the coiurcsts or supporte at the 'bottoms' of tlic receptacles-at an angle thereto outside ofheir centers, so that the jgsge ermetismo if, orany otherninstr'l. 65 ment inserted.l throghsch slots, cannot;

come in contact with the outer parts of said disks or followersl which overhang.; the inclined-or oblique coin lgnn'denvays' j and tip the underlying coin'or coins into position to pass out through said guide-wais, the gage l' or other instrument being guided and oonfined within the spiral springs ii.

The springs 4L may be convenienti)7 :ntached to the cover b. as shown in Figs. l and 4, by prongs punched ironi the slots vl. and they mai` be attached to the' disk-. or followers 2' at their lower ends in a similar manner by prongs struck up lroni said disks. as shown in Figs. 1 and 2l.

In the use and operation of the bank. coins of the various denominations are inserted through the oblique openings and f rnitlc- \\'a vs into the lower ends ot' the proper receptacles c, cl, e, f and g, underneath Lludisks `r followers Z, which under the tension o-the springs /i press the coins into a position parallel with the plane of the base when they are completely within the bank and rotain them in that position. tiers or piles ol' coins being thus built up from the bottoni and the coins being held flatwse one upon another in the several receptacles. coin being thrust into a receptacle through the upwardly inclined guide way j at its lower end, crowdsl the preceding coin or coins therein upward against the opposing spring pressed follower, thereby making rooni for itself in the bottoni of the tier or pile.

To determine at any tinto how inaniy and what ainountof coins are contained in any given receptacle. as' for example in the irccptaclc'l for half dollars, the rage o is inset-ttul through the slot. u, over that vcrcpnwlr.and the reading. on the. scaleinarkct'l 5l.l.`` taken. I f eight divisions? oir` thescale ar pear,abo,vetliecovertlicre. are, eight lil'iv cent. pieces,famountingqto,,fonrtlollars in tho receptacle. .f'lhe nnprbcrqindamount nl' coins ini the other. receptacles 'is determined in ,-'li'ke'manner by `the.correspondingr scalesl on the gage orfineasuro r. i

Yiwu any. ctnnpartnien-t.of tht` bank is fill'ethor it-is desiretlto,make a deposit. the bank, is taken to the propri-.dopository and .opened by means of the koi' lf which is held by snchdcpository. The ker beim inserted in the barrel o when 'the .slot thcicin is in register with a notcli ,in the cover. as shown in Fig'. 2, istlicntnrned with thebarrel to Ithe .right iig-.rinstrt'lie stop 1,' the,reb.\' ,currving: its bit f] into engagement with the hooked end of the springl'a'ud thrusting; it (nifl-oni .the keeper 'mi To reinjve the key it is tl'irni'tl'linck against tlic`stop`a when Lthe slot in :the baai-alp w'illniyegster witli the notch `iuth'e coveiand. 'a `.'e, "irsp`o`nding notch in thelower end `of ,thebari'el case or socket n .*l'otches arey l made 'in' 'the hay' to receive tha "edge ofthe coiycrbardund theibrrei open! ing'and the edgeai'gound the opening,r in the ica llt)

Licensee lower end of the barrel case which serve as wards for the lock.

When the cover is removed from the bank the coins may be removed from each of the several receptacles separately without disturbing the piles in which they are arranged, by grasping t-he'top and bottom of each pile through 4the opening in the outer side of the rece itaele, or if all of the rece tacles are (irl fille( or nearly filled, they may e emptied simultaneously without disarranoing thc piles by covering them with a board or plate. inverting them thereon and then removing the base with the coin receptacles, lelaving the coins in piles on the board or p ate. l V

To determine the .proper osition of the` cover b and to ide 1t into ace on the base aso that thel ollowers i will register with their correspondingreceptaclesc, (l. `e, f and g, and the parte Z and m of the lock or fastening will b e in the proper relation to euch other,I th attachment plate at the outer'end of the tu k is extended on each side to enlginge with the adjacent flanges on the receptacles c and g, as shown in Fig. 3, thc space between said flanges being the only one of suicient width to receive said plate.

It will be observed that the coin slots in the cover registering with the oblique guide ways j forming shoulders in the base being curved, and correspondingin width vertical] y with the thickness of the coinoas shown in' Fig. 4, and the lower edges of the slots projecting above the lower inclined faces of the guide ways j, and as shown in Fig. L, the coins if tipped by means of an instrument .inserted through the slots or by other means cannot be withdrawn from or shaken out of the bank on, account of said shoulders with which their edges -would engage.

The bank need not lnecessarily be made of cylindrical form. although this is t-h`e preferred form, and various changes mav be made in the Idetails of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit and intended scope of the invention.

I claim: y

1. In a savings bank, a cylindrical coin4 receptacle having a flat transverse coin-rest and an inclined coin guide-way inside the. rece tacle and at an angleto the coin-rest to receive a coin through an adjacent opening in the side of the bank, the opening into said guide-way being below the plane of the coin-rest and the opening of the guide-way into ythe rece tacle being outside of its center` and a yie ding follower in the receptacle parallel with the flat coin-rest; and lying across said guidcfway, substantially as described.

2. In a savings bank, the combination of a ,base having anumber of cylindrical coin receptacleg' mounted thereon. each formed with a longitudinal slot. ot' less width than the diameter of the receptacle and havingl a flat transverse coin-rest `and an inclined coin guide-way lying within thc receptacle ou the side ,where the slot is formed and :it

an angle to the coin-rest` the opening into each guide-way being below the plane of tlic coin-rest and the opening of the guide-way into the receptacle being outside ot its ccn tei. a cover adapted to iuclosc said reccp` taeles, and n fastening dctaclialfily securing thc'cover to the buse. substantially as do` scribed.

3. In a savings bank. the combination oi" n base having a number of `cylindrical coinreccptacles provided 'with [lat transverse coin-rests, and upwardly inclined coin guides extending obliqucly into one end di said receptacles at an angle to said rests.v the openings into said coin-rests being below the plane. of the coin-guides and the openings of the coin-guides into the receptacles being outside of their centers. a removable. cover udapted`-to incluse said receptacles. disksor followers loosely fitting iii sliid receptacles above said coin-rests and across said guides. springs tending to press said diskstoward one end of said receptacles. and 'n fastening for securing the. coverlo the buse. substantially as described.

4. ln a savings bank. the combination of n coin receptacle having a coin slot or guide entering one end thereof obli( uclv and au opening through the othe'r end. a coin follower looseti tilting iii said "receptacle :i spiral spring attached at one end to said iol` lower with the axial opening through the spring haelt ofthe opening of the oblique coin guide into said receptacle and at. the other end tothe opposite end of the recep- .tacle around the 'opening therein and tendingr topress thc. follower toward the i'cceiv ing end of the. receptacler said spring und the opening i-n the end of the receptacle bcing so positioned in relation to each other to permit a graduated gage to be inserted 4through said end opening and spring to indicatc the number of coins in said receptacle.

substantially as described.

lii a savings bank, the combination of :i base provided with a number of cylindrical receptacles with flat transverse coin rests at. the bottom for coins of dicrent denoininations. and having coin slots or guides opening obliquely into the lower ends ot' thc receptacles at an angle to said rests for the. insertion of coins, a removable cover adapted to inolose said receptacles and having an opening over each receptacle. followers loosely fitting in said receptacles above said coin rest. and spiral springs connecting said followers with the cover around the openings therein, and out of line with the openings oi the coin slots or guides into snidreceptacles. said springs and the openingsl iu the ends 'ol' the receptacles being so disposed in relation to each other to permit a graduated gage to be inserted in said open'- intts 'and springs lo indicate the number of curing the cover lo the base, substantially `scribed.

6. l'n a savings bank the combination of a bas provided with a number of vertically 'slotted c vlindrical-coin receptacles arranged side by side, formingr an intermediate bill receptacle and havingr coin slots or guides 'op'emng into their lower ends, an open space movable cover adapted to inclose said receptacles, and a lock comprising a ,hooked spring: attached to one part, angiuclined guide and keeper attached to thel other part in position to be engaged by said- 'hooked spring, and a key-barrel arranged adjacent lo said keeper and exposed' at one end through an opening in the inclosing wall, said barrel being slotted to receive a key which has abit for 'forcing the hooked spring oil' from said keeper, substantially as described. l 8. In a savings bank, the combination of a base provided with a number of coin lreceptacles arranged side by side to form an intermediate bill receptacle and having, coin .slots or. guides opening into their lower ends, a removable cover having a depending. rim adapted to surround and inclose said receptacles and rovidedwith an opening in one side into t e bill receptacle, said opening having a tubular extension insideterminating in teeth or points to prevent withdrawal of bills, and a lock comprising,` aahooked spring attached to the base, an "inclined guide and keeper. attached to the cover in position to be. enga ed .by 'said hooked spring. and pr'ovioe Von each side with Wings or guards, a. slotted key-lunari fitted lo turn in a case adjoining said keeper and exposed at. one cud through an opening 1n the cover, and a ke)7 lifted in said barrel and having abit. adapted to force the hooked spring out of engagement with said keeper, substantially as described.

9. ln a savings bank, the combination of a coin receptacle having a flat transverse coin-rest at one end of the receptacle. extendinar partially" across the receptacle and a lateral coin slot or `:guide-way opening obliquely into one end of the receptacle at an angle to sai'd coin-rest and inclined up wardly toward the. opposite end of said receptaclc for the insertion of a coin. the open ing into said 4guide-ivm' being below the lane of the coin-rest andi-he o ien'nrf of the guidedvay into the receptacle beine; ont-side of its ccnter.and n coin followerloosely lilled in said receptacle parallel with and extending bevond said coin-rest. and over said guide wav and adapted to hold the coins therein parallel with the -plane of tberest, substantially as described.

10. in a savings of a cylindrical coin receptacle having: a tial transverse. coin rest at one end and a longitudinal slotI or opening in one side, of less Width than the diameter of said receptacle and a lateral coin ,f rnide way or slot. projecting'obliqiiely into one endI thereof at an angle to s aid rest for the insertion of a coi`n,the opening into said cuide-way being below, the plane of the coin-rest and the openiner of the ,enidewa v into the recap tac'le being outside of its center, a coin iollower loosely. fit-ted in said receptacle, above said coinr'est and across said guide-wav. and aspring tending to press said follower toward the-receiving end of the receptacle. sbstantially'as described.'

lrl-witness"whereof l hereto alllx niv sig!- n'atuxe inp'resence'of two witnesses.

CHARLES ["ls'lll'll,

Witnesses:

Cime. Le Goss, Baar' aan C. Ronorr.

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